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Agenda Barbados Carbon Abatement Curve CDM was meant to have rich countries pay Caribbean countries should find new ways to make rich countries pay 11
2 Barbados Carbon Abatement Curve Win-win projects Save money Reduce CO 2 e Globally good projects Good for the planet But cost money Who should pay? US$26 per tCO 2 e Non-viable projects SWAC = Seawater Air Conditioning; HCPV = High Concentration PV; LCPV = Low Concentration PV
CDM was meant to have rich countries pay 3 The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allowed Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) in developing countries to be sold into developed country cap and trade systems The CDM is ceasing to function because: CDM Compliance Mechanisms expire with Kyoto in 2012 The EU Emission Trading System (ETS) is the only significant market, but it has stopped working for post emissions reductions
Caribbean countries should find new ways to make rich countries pay 4 Run byWhat it provides Clean Technology Fund Governance structure under Multilateral Development Banks, UN, GEF, UNFCCC, and others Mostly debt, as well as equity, grants, guarantees Investment Plans cover selected climate-friendly sectors Expected Investment Plans to be supported, 13 already endorsed—12 national, 1 regional (CSP in MENA) Post 2012 Carbon Credit Fund Governance structure under European Investment Bank and other European Public Financing Institutions Forward purchase up to 2020 of CDM-compliant carbon credits—CERs, ERUs (total €125million) In: RE, EE, fuel switch, fugitive methane, land use, forestry, CCS Out: Transport, water and wastewater Inter-American Development Bank Local fund manager (EGFL) under the Government of Barbados Funded Barbados Smart Fund (US$10million) for energy efficiency and small renewable energy projects Global Environment Facility — Per-kWh subsidy for promoting utility scale renewable energy development (for example, Jordan)